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Popdose On Kirkus Reviews: Def Jam And The Last Days Of The Record Labels
Rizzoli celebrates the anniversary of the legendary Def Jam label...with a book that could crush a small animal
Read More »Dw. Dunphy On… Criticism
In a special Friday edition of Dw. Dunphy's column, we look at what motivates a critic -- and it isn't necessarily what you think
Read More »Letter from the Editor: Radio is Dying, but Music Has “One Life to Live”
I try to do right, I try to do right, because I only got, only got, only got, only got…all that I have is one life to live. These are the words that greeted
Read More »Letter from the Editor: Tuning Out the Static
I miss buying an album and lying on the floor for three days and going over it with a magnifying glass. I still go to the record store and spend hours there and buy
Read More »Touch And Go Records: Certainly The Second Part
In sudden and shocking fashion, it was announced today that Touch And Go Records, the venerable Chicago label, would be closing down its distribution wing and, at least for the moment, will no longer
Read More »The Popdose Guide to Peter Himmelman, Part Two
When last we left Peter Himmelman, he was leaving (or being pushed out of) the major-label world, and heading for indier pastures. Far from signaling an end to his career — or even a
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